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Packers receivers finish strong

August 31, 2012 By

The Green Bay Packers have until 8pm tonight to reduce their roster from 75

Jarrett Boykin

to 53 players.  The backup receivers certainly made a case for the Packers to keep 6 receivers instead of the normal 5.

Jarrett Boykin had 5 catches for 82 yards and a touchdown last night.  His preseason total is 13 catches for 166 yards.  Tori Gurley and Diondre Borel both had a pair of catches last night.

AUDIO: Tori Gurley says he, Borel & Boykin stated their case :18

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said a number of statements were made in this contest.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy says a number of players made statements :22

Mike McCarthy said after the game that he doesn’t have a high level of concern about B.J. Raji’s injured ankle.  Raji hurt his ankle on the first play of the game.

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Harrell shows he belongs

August 31, 2012 By

For the first three preseason games, Green Bay Packers quarterback Graham

Graham Harrell

Harrell had fans wondering.  They didn’t know if the Packers had a backup quarterback on their roster or not.

Last night, Harrell proved that he belongs, completing 13 of 15 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns in the Packers 24-3 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

AUDIO: Harrell says he knew he could do it :22

Harrell had a perfect quarterback rating of 158.3.  His performance proved it to be well deserved.  His only two incompletions came on a throwaway and a dropped ball.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy is happy with Harrell’s performance :16

Harrell’s performance for the first three weeks mirrored the second teams performance.  That unit failed, which left Harrell with little support.  Last night, that unit played better and it allowed Harrell to get into a groove .

The coaches cautioned not to read too much into Harrell’s numbers prior to last nights game.  Mike McCarthy said repeatedly that they saw progress in Harrell.  They led you to believe that Harrell was going to be their guy going into the season to back up Aaron Rodgers.  Harrell’s performance on Thursday night has everyone feeling much better about the backup in Green Bay.

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Harrell getting support from within

August 21, 2012 By

If the Green Bay Packers lost quarterback Aaron Rodgers to an injury, could

Graham Harrell

backup Graham Harrell come in and win a game?  That’s one of the burning questions that keeps popping up in Green Bay as the Packers get ready to play preseason game #3 on Thursday night at Cincinnati.

In two games, Harrell has completed just over 50% of his passes (52.9%), converting 27 of 51 attempts.  He’s thrown for 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. 

Packers offensive coordinator Tom Clements was asked if he thought Harrell could get the job done, he said the Packers aren’t down on Harrell like some others. [Read more...]

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Packers remain winless in preseason play

August 17, 2012 By

The Green Bay Packers aren’t overly concerned about their preseason record,

Graham Harrell

but they did fall to 0-2 with a 35-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns at Lambeau Field.

After the Packers forced a fumble on Cleveland’s first possession, giving the Packers the football deep in Browns territory. 

Aaron Rodgers missed a wide open Jordy Nelson in the right corner of the end zone.  But Rodgers rebounded to hit Nelson two plays later from 20-yards out to put the Packers on top 7-0. [Read more...]

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Packers vs. Browns tonight

August 16, 2012 By

Here’s what I’ll be watching when the Green Bay Packers and Browns meet

D.J. Smith

tonight in NFL preseason action at Lambeau Field.

1)  The Packers so far are staying the course with backup QB Graham Harrell,
despite an average performance last week against San Diego.  Harrell’s 2-minute work at the end of the first half was good.  But the rest of his game was inconsistent.  He missed a number of downfield shots in the game and needs to improve there.  Management has stayed away from looking for a 
veteran to back up Aaron Rodgers, but it’s important that Harrell have a 
strong showing to re-enforce that support.

2)  The Packers suffered a major loss with the injury to MLB Desmond Bishop.
      The reigns on the inside get turned over to D.J. Smith, who filled in as a
      starter for 3-games last season while Bishop was recovering from a calf
      injury.  The Packers like Smith, but we’ll see how much of a drop-off there
      is after the loss of Bishop.

3) Marshall Newhouse returns to the lineup tonight at left tackle, but I’ll have
      my eyes on the backups.  The Packers are not very deep on the offensive
      line and are hoping to see some improvement from week 1 at San Diego.
     
4)  The Packers will be dressing 3 healthy running backs tonight, including
      Alex Green, who will get his longest look of the preseason tonight.  He’s
      coming off of a major knee injury and has been brought along slowly to this
      point in camp.  He’ll still be limited tonight, but it’ll still be the next step for
      Green.  For the second week in a row, Marc Tyler will get most of the
      carries tonight as he looks to pick up where he left off last week, minus a
      late fumble.

5)  Davon House appeared to be headed for a starting job at right corner until
      he went down for 2 to 3 weeks with a shoulder injury.  Rookie Casey
      Hayward gets the nod tonight, a golden opportunity to show what he
      can do.

6)  The top two picks, Nick Perry and Jerel Worthy will be counted on to
      make pays this season.  Perry was OK in the preseason opener, but Worthy
      didn’t stand out at all.  Tonight is his chance to pick up the pace against
      the Browns.

7)  It’s the first game inside Lambeau Field for kicker Mason Crosby with
       the renovation to Lambeau.  There’ll be some different twists with the
       wind inside the stadium and we’ll see just how well Crosby adjusts.

The Packers kickoff at 7pm tonight at Lambeau Field.

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